Professionals join forces to create a 'network of expertise' for Hull's elderly

From left, Hannah Cheshire of Atlass Cheshire, Zoe Taylor of CBR Wealth Management, Joanne Liversidge, a solicitor from Burstall's and a member of Solicitors for the elderly, Catherine Richardson, SOLLA financial advisor, Lisa Black of KCOM and Hugo Moore, from Burstall's Solicitors.

CBR and Atlass Cheshire have gained momentum and are even using other professional bodies to help provide the right support and advice to the city’s elderly. They are working alongside Burstall’s Solicitors and KCOM as well as an array of charities including: The Alzheimers Society and Butterflies Memory Loss Group.

Zoe Taylor, 27 helped start up CBR with business partner Catherine Richardson. She said: “Often families and the elderly find themselves suddenly needing a lot of things, especially if they are relocating into a care home. They may need to write a will or sell their house, and their families may need help picking a suitable care home.

“If they come to Connected in Care and speak to one person about the one thing, they may ask about something else and one of us will know exactly who to send them to. It’s a one stop shop and makes everything less confusing. Obviously, the charities are a big help but this brings in private sectors like solicitors too.”

The group, who held a meeting with all of the companies involved earlier this week, are holding an event called Professional Connections on the 26 September. The event is aimed at local professionals across the health and social care sector who wish to gain further knowledge of the specialist services dedicated to help those with care needs across Hull.

The “network of expertise” will present to the audience a variety of talks including those from well-known traditional solicitors, Atlass Cheshire and even KCOM who will discuss the technology they use when the elderly live on their own, including alarms to let family members know whether they’ve put the heating or even the kettle on.

ASDA Kingswood will also make an appearance to discuss how they’ve used 5p donations to create a lab researching dementia.

Zoe continued: “It’s about getting people in one room and demonstrating how we can make everything less stressful for the elderly and their family during a transition period. Knowledge is power and together we can do so much.”

The event will take place at Hull's Craven Park on Tuesday 26th September from 10:00am. You can reserve your free ticket now at: https://pccic.eventbrite.co.uk